HR Intelligence · October 2026
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Match Your Pace to the Moment
HBR Executive Masterclass — Nitin Nohria
CEOs are often encouraged to move faster. This piece challenges that instinct and explores how leaders need to adjust the pace of decision-making and execution to the situation at hand.
Speed is not automatically a virtue. For leaders managing transformation, knowing when to accelerate, slow down and create space for thinking can be a competitive advantage.
There’s No Such Thing as an AI-Ready Culture
Sarah Jensen Clayton, Michael Welch & Khoi Tu — Harvard Business Review
The authors challenge the idea that organisations can simply build an AI-ready culture and then be prepared for what comes next. Instead, they argue for developing organisational adaptability as technology, strategy and work continue to evolve.
The question for leaders is shifting from “Are we ready for AI?” to “Can our organisation continually adapt as the nature of work changes?”
What Leaders Need to Know About AI and Psychological Safety
Jayshree Seth & Amy C. Edmondson — Harvard Business Review
As AI becomes embedded in everyday work, psychological safety takes on a new dimension, including whether employees feel able to question AI outputs, raise concerns and admit when they do not understand how AI is being used.
Successful AI adoption is not only a technology or skills challenge. It is also a leadership and culture challenge.
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